Essential Verdi

~ Release by Giuseppe Verdi (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile”
sound engineer:
Stanley Goodall and Kenneth Wilkinson
producer:
David Harvey and Michael Woolcock
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Luciano Pavarotti (on 1971-06-28)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-06-28)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (on 1971-06-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1971-06-28)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (on 1971-06-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
2:26
2Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves “Va pensiero”4:07
3La forza del destino: Overture
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre (in 1995-12)
conductor:
Valery Gergiev (in 1995-12)
recorded at:
Mariinsky Theatre in Sankt-Peterburg, Russia (in 1995-12)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Preludio (alternate St. Petersburg version, 1862) (in 1995-12)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
part of:
La forza del destino
recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
part of:
La forza del destino
3:12
4La traviata: “Un dì felice”3:33
5I vespri siciliani: Bolero “Mercè, dilette amiche”3:37
6La traviata: Brindisi “Libiamo ne'lieti calici”
choir vocals:
Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (on 1962-11-16)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Joan Sutherland (on 1962-11-16)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Carlo Bergonzi (on 1962-11-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (on 1962-11-16)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (on 1962-11-16)
recorded at:
Teatro Della Pergola in Firenze, Firenze, Toscana, Italy (on 1962-11-16)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (on 1962-11-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
3:02
7Il trovatore: “Di quella pira”1:59
8Il trovatore: Anvil Chorus “Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie”2:47
9Il trovatore: “Stride la vampa!”2:34
10Aida: “Ritorna vincitor!”7:33
11Don Carlo: “Dio, che nell'alma infondere”4:41
12La traviata: Preludio
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard
recording of:
La traviata: Preludio
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
La traviata
part of:
La traviata (english lyrics)
part of:
La traviata (french lyrics)
part of:
La Traviata (aka Violetta, german lyrics)
part of:
Violetta (La traviata) (german lyrics)
3:58
13Rigoletto: “Caro nome”5:59
14Don Carlo: “O don fatale”4:47
15Aida: “Se quel guerrier io fossi... Celeste Aida”
producer:
John Culshaw
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Carlo Bergonzi
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1959-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (in 1959-09)
balance engineer:
James Brown (in 1959-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1960)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (in 1959-09)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
5:06
16Ernani: “Ernani! Ernani, involami”2:44
17Un ballo in maschera: “Di tu se fedele”3:25
18Un ballo in maschera: “Morrò, ma prima in grazia”
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Margaret Price (from 1982-05 until 1982-06)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1982-05 until 1982-06)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (from 1982-05 until 1982-06)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1982-05 until 1982-06)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 1. Nº 16b. Aria "Morrò, ma prima in grazia" (Amelia) (from 1982-05 until 1982-06)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III
4:46
19Luisa Miller: “Quando le sere al placido”3:43
20Aida: Grand March “Gloria all'Egitto”5:02
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